MarketsExchanges3 SourcesJPMorgan: Bitcoin ETF Hedging Easing Could Lift Price Above GoldJPMorgan analysts said Bitcoin could outperform gold if hedging demand for Bitcoin ETFs eases, citing record short inter...Sep 18, 2026, 09:02 PMJPMorganBitcoin
ExchangesRegulation3 SourcesSBI Holdings Acquires Bitbank for $289 Million, Creating Japan's Largest Crypto ExchangeSBI Holdings agreed to acquire Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank for ¥46.7 billion ($289 million), pending regulatory app...Sep 18, 2026, 04:04 PMSBI HoldingsBitbank
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesU.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Exchange for Funneling Bitcoin to Revolutionary GuardsThe U.S. Treasury designated BitBank, a Tehran-based cryptocurrency exchange, under sanctions, alleging it moved hundred...Sep 18, 2026, 11:01 AMBitBankU.S. Treasury
MarketsExchanges3 SourcesBitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Post Record Weekly Outflows Amid Six-Week ExodusUS spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs experienced their worst weekly outflow on record, with $1.8 billion leaving Bitcoin fu...Sep 18, 2026, 05:03 AMBitcoinEthereum
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesCoinbase and OKX Pursue Binance's EU Users With Deposit BonusesCoinbase and OKX launched competing sign-up incentive programs targeting European users displaced by Binance's withdrawa...Sep 18, 2026, 03:11 AMCoinbaseOKX
Exchanges2 SourcesMEXC Upgrades AI Assistant and Radar for Integrated Trading ExperienceMEXC announced Tuesday an upgrade to its AI trading tools, combining its AI Assistant and AI Radar into a more integrate...Sep 17, 2026, 11:02 PMMEXC
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesUK Regulator Raids Peer-to-Peer Crypto Trading Hubs in LondonThe UK Financial Conduct Authority conducted enforcement action against three London premises suspected of running illeg...Sep 17, 2026, 09:03 PMUK Financial Conduct AuthorityLondon
MarketsExchanges2 SourcesBlackRock's IBIT Bitcoin ETF Buys $1.08B BTC, Extends Market LeadBlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) purchased $1.08 billion in Bitcoin on-chain, according to Arkham Intelligence d...Sep 17, 2026, 06:05 PMBlackRockIBIT
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesJPMorgan Expands Kinexys Blockchain to Five Asia-Pacific CurrenciesJPMorgan added five Asia-Pacific currencies to its Kinexys blockchain settlement platform, bringing total supported curr...Sep 17, 2026, 04:07 AMJPMorganKinexys
